Why I Discuss My Son’s Autism on Social Media
Sharing real stories about raising her son with disabilities helped this writer feel less alone in the hyper-curated online world. But, as she learned, truth on social media is all relative.
Parenting
I Love Kids. Motherhood on the Other Hand…
The writer spent her life working with children, and longing for her own. So when she finally did become a mother, she was shocked by how uneasy she felt.
Yes, Kids Can Handle Talking About Climate Change
We have to prepare the next generation for a world with more natural disasters and threats to their health and safety.
The Other Church Abuse Story
The viral video depicting an exasperated churchgoing kindergartner Naszir Ferrel bravely speaks for so many of us, when we’re not supposed to speak out against the sacred space at all.
Mother Knows Best
Even the best advice givers need advice. And for Ashley Nicole Black that means turning to her mom, Angela Black.
White Parents’ Message to Brown and Black Kids: You Are Not Ours
A white mother of a Black son is like a fly on the wall to other white people, bearing witness to their unconscious, unwitting racism.
Robin DiAngelo Wants White People to Confront Their Racism
DAME talks with the author of ‘White Fragility’ about the real reasons white parents are reticent about discussing race and racism with their kids.
Can Pediatricians Convince Black Parents To Stop Spanking?
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now requiring doctors to reveal the dangers of hitting their kids. But how will a largely white profession break through Black families’ skepticism of their scientific scholarship?
We Need Boys to Dismantle the Patriarchy
As masculinist politics sweeps across the globe, raising boys to be feminists isn’t merely a good idea. It's a necessity.
What Has Been Making My Kids So Sick?
Exposure to the chemical chlorpyrifos, which is in flea bombs, may have caused birth defects in the writer’s children. Now she’s fighting to uncover the truth to protect other families.